One “legendary” title, better than any other, takes the groundbreaking, innovative design of its predecessors, and fuses it with the added power of the Super Nintendo, to fully realize…Continue Reading

The original title, known as Mother in Japan, was released there on the Famicom in 1989. It was planned for a North American release, even getting a complete translation, but it never came out … Continue Reading

This kart racer, really the progenitor of all kart racers, invaded store shelves on September 1, 1992. The title went on to sell 8 million copies, spawning one of the most successful … Continue Reading

Yoshi’s island is a slightly different take on the typical Mario formula. In this game, the player takes control of Yoshi in an effort to rescue Baby Luigi, and return the Mario brothers to … Continue Reading

Final Fantasy II, or as it is more accurately known, Final Fantasy IV, was released on November 23, 1991 in North America, introducing to the West a story and character driven RPG unlike any … Continue Reading

Surprisingly, this title cannot be credited with kicking off the beloved Mana series. That honour goes to the 1991 GameBoy game Final Fantasy Adventure, to which this title is a sequel … Continue Reading

Without the polygonal power of the 64, Star Fox had to rely on the Super FX chip for its graphics. As a result, the game is letter boxed and sports a shoddy framerate. For its time, however … Continue Reading

The story goes that every 100 years, good’s powers fade, and Dracula is resurrected. Well, he’s back, and it’s up to you, as vampire slayer Simon Belmont, to take down the blood-sucker … Continue Reading

The story here is exactly what you’d expect from an RPG of the era. Will seems like a normal boy, until we find out he can do things his friends can’t, specifically: move objects with his mind … Continue Reading

This overhead shooter’s “twin-stick” arcade controls map perfectly to the symmetrical Super NES game pad’s layout. I highly recommend this title to anyone who is a fan of today’s popular … Continue Reading

This is one wild 2-D fighter, with a story and characters to match. A mega-corporation known as Ultratech has set up a tournament in which human fighters battle it out with Ultratech abominations … Continue Reading

In ActRaiser, you take on the role of the Master as he quests to recover his strength and restore his power. This will be accomplished by taking back the Earth from the clutches of the demon Tanzra … Continue Reading

Unlike most games designed by the legendary Will Wright, including Sim City, there is a small amount of story, and an end point, to SimAnt. Although it is still very much a “sandbox” sim game … Continue Reading

Uniracers, or Unirally as it is known in Europe, takes 40th place on the list of Definitive 50 SNES games. It was developed by DMA Design, the studio which would go on to create Grand Theft Auto … Continue Reading

Super Baseball takes the standard baseball formula and gives it a unique, streamlined, and more arcade-y feel. Only one stadium is available to be played in, and it is known as Cyber Egg Stadium … Continue Reading